Jeremiah 29:27
New International Version
So why have you not reprimanded Jeremiah from Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?

New Living Translation
So why have you done nothing to stop Jeremiah from Anathoth, who pretends to be a prophet among you?

English Standard Version
Now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who is prophesying to you?

Berean Standard Bible
So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?

King James Bible
Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?

New King James Version
Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who makes himself a prophet to you?

New American Standard Bible
So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who prophesies to you,

NASB 1995
now then, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who prophesies to you?

NASB 1977
now then, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who prophesies to you?

Legacy Standard Bible
so now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who prophesies to you?

Amplified Bible
now therefore [continued the letter from Shemaiah in Babylon to Zephaniah in Jerusalem], why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who prophesies to you?

Christian Standard Bible
So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who has been acting like a prophet among you?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who has been acting like a prophet among you?

American Standard Version
Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And now, why do you not rebuke with Jeremiah who prophesies to you from Anathoth?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And now wherefore have ye reviled together Jeremias of Anathoth, who prophesied to you?

Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah from the town of Anathoth is pretending to be a prophet there in Jerusalem, so why haven't you punished him?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And now why hast thou not rebuked Jeremias the Anathothite, who prophesieth to you?

English Revised Version
Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Now, why haven't you arrested Jeremiah from Anathoth? After all, he acts like a prophet among you.

Good News Translation
Why haven't you done this to Jeremiah of Anathoth, who has been speaking as a prophet to the people?

International Standard Version
And now, why didn't you rebuke Jeremiah from Anathoth who prophesies to you?

JPS Tanakh 1917
Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you,

Literal Standard Version
And now, why have you not pushed against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is making himself a prophet to you?

Majority Standard Bible
So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?

New American Bible
Why, then, have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who poses as a prophet among you?

NET Bible
You should have reprimanded Jeremiah from Anathoth who is pretending to be a prophet among you!

New Revised Standard Version
So now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who plays the prophet for you?

New Heart English Bible
Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you,

Webster's Bible Translation
Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you?

World English Bible
Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you,

Young's Literal Translation
And now, why hast thou not pushed against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is making himself a prophet to you?

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Shemaiah's Letter Against Jeremiah
26‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons. 27So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you? 28For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’ ”…

Cross References
Joshua 21:18
Anathoth, and Almon--four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Jeremiah 1:1
These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.


Treasury of Scripture

Now therefore why have you not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which makes himself a prophet to you?

therefore.

2 Chronicles 25:16
And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

Amos 7:12,13
Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: …

John 11:47-53
Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles…

which.

Jeremiah 29:26
The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.

Jeremiah 43:2,3
Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there: …

Numbers 16:3
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?

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Jeremiah 29
1. Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,
8. and not to believe the dreams of their prophets;
10. and that they shall return with grace after seventy years.
15. He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience.
20. He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets.
24. Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah.
30. Jeremiah foretells his doom.














Verse 27. - Reproved; i.e. threatened with punishment.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So now,
וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

why
לָ֚מָּה (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

have you not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

rebuked
גָעַ֔רְתָּ (ḡā·‘ar·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1605: To rebuke

Jeremiah
בְּיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ (bə·yir·mə·yā·hū)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites

of Anathoth,
הָֽעֲנְּתֹתִ֑י (hā·‘ăn·nə·ṯō·ṯî)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6069: Anathothite -- inhabitant of Anathoth

who poses as a prophet
הַמִּתְנַבֵּ֖א (ham·miṯ·nab·bê)
Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspiration

among you?
לָכֶֽם׃ (lā·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew


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